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1. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 18,248
2. A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Ishun is a wealthy but unsympathetic master printer who has wrongly accused his wife and best employee of being lovers. To escape punishment, the accused run away together, but Ishun is certain to be ruined if word gets out.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô, Eitarô Ozawa
Votes: 4,951
3. A Geisha (1953)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
A seasoned geisha and her apprentice maiko are forced to give in to their clients' sexual advances to survive.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Michiyo Kogure, Ayako Wakao, Seizaburô Kawazu, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 2,370
4. The Woman of Rumour (1954)
83 min | Drama, Romance
Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present-day Kyoto. Her daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo following a failed suicide attempt, after her lover found out ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tomoemon Otani, Yoshiko Kuga, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 1,407
5. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Makoto Fujita
Votes: 1,401
6. Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna (1956)
121 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Yoshinaka and the three women who love him.
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyô, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hideko Takamine
Votes: 34
7. The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
Japan's timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 47 Ronin is the true story of group of samurai who became ronin (masterless samurai) after their Lord was forced to commit seppuku (... See full summary »
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarô Katsu, Kôji Tsuruta, Raizô Ichikawa
Votes: 342
8. Peony Lantern (1968)
89 min | Horror
On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her.
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Miyoko Akaza, Mayumi Ogawa, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 213
9. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Drama
The orphan swordsman wanders into a town and stumbles upon the opportunity to do righteous deeds. He finds a larger plot is afoot with a corrupt court system, a well meaning public servant and lots of danger for all involved.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kôichi Aihara, San'emon Arashi, Shinjirô Asano
Votes: 295
10. Ukifune (1957)
117 min | Drama
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Michiko Ai, Teruyo Asagumo, Mirasaki Fujima, Setsuko Hama
Votes: 10
11. Irezumi (1966)
86 min | Drama
A seductive woman gets kidnapped into prostitution. After getting a spider tattoo made on her back, she grows vengeful, leaving several men in her path.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kei Satô
Votes: 1,348
12. Ken ki (1965)
83 min | Action, Drama
A man of questionable birth peacefully raises flowers, but after he masters a special sword-fighting technique, his life takes a dark turn.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satô, Ryûtarô Gomi
Votes: 371
13. Yôsô (1963)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever it's needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue ... See full summary »
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Miyako Endô, Tomisaburô Wakayama
Votes: 115
14. Namida gawa (1967)
79 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shiho Fujimura, Kiku Wakayagi, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Rokkô Toura
Votes: 29
15. Sen-hime goten (1960)
97 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Kôjirô Hongô, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Tamao Nakamura
Votes: 10
16. Suzakumon (1957)
100 min
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Raizô Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Shunji Natsume
Votes: 12
17. The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing (1954)
82 min | Horror
Director: Bin Katô | Stars: Michiyo Ai, Kôtarô Bandô, Takako Irie, Ryôsuke Kagawa
Votes: 43
18. Buddha (1961)
139 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Charito Solis, Shintarô Katsu, Machiko Kyô
Votes: 95
19. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy (1966)
79 min | Action, Drama
The hero avenges a band of samurai whose master was unceremoniously assassinated for seeking justice and better conditions for the citizens. The city shall burn for the elite's greed.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura, Kentarô Kudô
Votes: 147
20. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan (1965)
75 min | Action, Drama
Tsurumatsu, a young boy, is supposed to be a new Lord but he's not really interested, he would rather be a carpenter. So he gets kidnapped and it's up to Nemuri Kyoshiro to save him.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Saga, Machiko Hasegawa, Masako Aboshi
Votes: 157
21. Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess (1966)
85 min | Action, Drama
Princess Kiku, Shogun's daughter, wants revenge on Nemuri Kyoshiro for embarrassing her.
Director: Akira Inoue | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yaeko Mizutani, Ichirô Nakatani, Keiko Kayama
Votes: 148
22. Kitsune no kureta akanbô (1945)
85 min | Comedy
A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.
Director: Santarô Marune | Stars: Tsumasaburô Bandô, Kusuo Abe, Shinobu Araki, Tarô Bandô
Votes: 17
23. Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War
Army Master Sergeant Hugh O'Reilly is stationed in Japan after World War II. He hates the Japanese. He meets a pretty young Japanese woman, an interpreter for the Army, and through her ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Murphy | Stars: Aldo Ray, Philip Carey, Dick York, Chuck Connors
Votes: 149
24. Kôshoku ichidai otoko (1961)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A mans' escapades concerning sex and love.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Tamao Nakamura, Michiko Ai
Votes: 169
25. Ore wa yôjimbô (1950)
89 min | Action, Drama
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Chiezô Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Achako Hanabishi, Daisuke Katô
Votes: 14
26. Return of Daimajin (1966)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Fantasy
Giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Shiho Fujimura, Tarô Marui, Takashi Kanda
Votes: 979
27. Shirakoya Komako (1960)
92 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Mieko Kondô, Ryûzô Shimada
Votes: 7
28. Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade (1963)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Drama
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who ... See full summary »
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Shinobu Araki, Saburô Date
Votes: 312
29. The Demon Crusader (1957)
87 min | Adventure, Drama
A young ronin seeking to kill all evil doers get by accident involved in a big clan conspiracy and have to use the best of his wits to help and stay alive.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yôko Uraji, Seizaburô Kawazu, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 75
30. Satan's Sword 3: The Final Chapter (1961)
100 min | Action, Drama
Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke's harrassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Kôjirô Hongô
Votes: 168
31. Okoto to Sasuke (1961)
94 min | Drama
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Shizuo Chûjô, Chikako Fujino, Tatsuo Hanabu, Hiroko Hanai
Votes: 7
32. Phantom Castle Part 1 (1940)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.
Director: Kyoji Kumita | Stars: Junosuke Arashi, Matsunosuke Fukui, Kensaku Hara, Ryôsuke Kagawa
Votes: 9
33. Aobajô no oni (1962)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Miwa Takada, Shiho Fujimura, Ken Utsui
34. Machibugyô nikki: Tekka botan (1959)
Action, Crime
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Osamu Abe, Michiyo Ai, Shinobu Araki
35. Jirokichi the Rat (1965)
76 min | Action, Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Masako Akeboshi, Ryônosuke Azuma, Saburô Date, Tatsuo Endô
36. Tange Sazen: Kokezaru no tsubo (1954)
87 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kôtarô Bandô, Saburô Date, Ryôsuke Kagawa, Kôichi Katsuragi
37. Maiko to ansatsusha (1963)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Michiyo Ai, Shinobu Araki, Saburô Date, Hiroshi Dômoto
38. The Shadow That Kills the Moon (1955)
75 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Ichirô Amano, Ryônosuke Azuma, Midori Ejima
39. Aoi kuchizuke (1965)
Director: Yoshio Inoue | Stars: Tomoko Fumino, Yôichi Funaki, Seiko Harada, Seishichirô Hiraizumi
40. Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon (1957)
52 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Tokiko Mita, Yôko Uraji, Shôsaku Sugiyama
41. Umi no gozoku (1942)
Drama
Director: Ryôhei Arai | Stars: Kanjûrô Arashi, Kensaku Hara, Kunitarô Sawamura, Takashi Shimura
42. The Flowery Hood (1956)
83 min | Drama
Director: Katsuhiko Tasaka | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shintarô Katsu, Michiko Ai, Shinobu Araki
43. Amigasa Gompachi (1956)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Mieko Kondô, Tokiko Mita, Rieko Sumi
44. Kurama Tengu: Satsuma no misshi (1941)
76 min
Director: Kanji Suganuma | Stars: Junosuke Arashi, Kanjûrô Arashi, Shinpachirô Asaka, Tokumaro Dan
45. Hana no nagadosu (1954)
97 min | Drama
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Ichirô Amano, Ryônosuke Azuma, Toshio Chiba, Saburô Date
46. The Fiery Magistrate (1956)
86 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Ichirô Amano, Jun Fujikawa, Ryuji Fukui
47. Kikuchi sembon-yari: Shidonî tokubetsu kôgeki-tai (1944)
99 min | Action, Drama, History
Directors: Tomiyasu Ikeda, Sentarô Shirai | Stars: Kanzo Yoshii, Utaemon Ichikawa, Kusuo Abe, Seiji Taki
48. Otôsan no uta dokei (1937)
Director: Ren Yoshimura | Stars: Hikaru Hoshi, Reiko Hoshi, Tetsuo Itô, Ichirô Izawa
49. Dai-kongô no fu (1938)
Director: Ryuichi Mizugae | Stars: Seung-Hee Choi, Ureo Egawa, Tsunehiko Kasahara, Kenji Kono
50. Hitohada botan (1959)
84 min | Drama
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ryônosuke Azuma, Saburô Date